Since I hunt with many of my handguns, I generally practice @ 50 yards. I also shoot @ 75 yards. I have no problem hitting a bowlin' pin @ 50 yards with the 1911 and figure anything closer will be just that much easier.

I have .22 conversion units for most of my auto pistols. If I'm shooting a .22 converter, I shoot at a reduced scale target at 50 feet. Usually I use an NRA B-34 target (which is the 1/2 scale version of the B-27 like they use in PPC matches) but I also sometimes shoot on the B-29 (1/3rd scale B-27), or a TQ-16 (1/3rd scale TQ-15) or TQ-20 (1/3rd scale TQ)

When I'm shooting the bigger guns, I use full size targets. The NRA B-18 (like the Army & Air Force used for handgun qual with the M1911A1 and S&W 15), or the NRA TQ-15. Sometimes I shoot on the full sized B-27 target if I'm practicing for a PPC match. I have shot on B-21 and TQ-19 targets too.

Sometimes I use NRA B-24 targets, which are a reduced version of the B-18.

Most often when shooting larger caliber handguns I use IPSC or IDPA cardboard silhouettes. I can usually get some slightly shot up ones left over from a match, glue a little scrap cardboard on the back to repair the center scoring zone, and shoot on them for another 60 to 100 rounds.

I practice routinely out to 25 yards. A couple times a summer I do a little shooting at 50 yards.

With rifle, with the AR-15 I usually practice out to 100 yards. When shooting the S&W M&P AR-15/22 I shoot on reduced targets at 50 feet.

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Usually shoot at 7-25 yards (pistol range). I usually start at 7, then move to 15 and then to 25. I'd like to shoot up to 50 but I would have to move to the rifle range area. I'm pretty sure it's allowed. Just have to go there one day.

From powder burn distance to 100 yards. Saturday it took 3 feeler shots with my Sig P250 subcompact 9mm to get the hold over down for the 100 yard range. I then hit five one gallon jugs of water after that.

There were a few jaws on the ground at the rifle range.

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With my CZ75 compact I prefer to practice rapid fire at 21 feet aiming for COM on a silouhette target.

My SW1911 is fine for 25 yard targets, even shooting off hand.

My Ruger Super Redhawk, 44 mag and ported has a Bushnell Elite series 3200 scope on it - am planning my next trip to the range soon and will try Keith Semi-Wadcutters - the goal is groups in a 4" circle at 50 yards

One of the ranges I frequent is indoors and the light is shadowy and weird. I'm getting old and I have a hard time seeing the front sight if it's a tiny little front sight like on my Chief Special or Walther PPK.

If I'm at that range, and shooting those guns, I use buff colored targets so the front sight shows up better. IPSC or IDPA silhouettes or the NRA TQ-15 and TQ-16 targets. With those guns most of my practice is at 5-7-10 yards, with a little bit at the 15 yard line.

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